Re: [GSAS-Member] Is it hot in here? - Aquarium Thermometers

["Shango Los" <Shango@shangolos.com>]

Steev pretty much gets my hero of the day award.  I went to the LFS and
picked up 3 of those $3 glass thermometers and they work great.  All three
of them agree on one temp in a tank!  No other thermometer I have had has
been able to pull that off...and for just $3 each.

I also found out my tank had been running at 86 degrees for loaches!
Wowsers!

Thanks so much Steev.  This is an example of why this community is so
important to me.

Shango

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Steev Ward
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:48 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Is it hot in here? - Aquarium Thermometers

I mean those little glass tubes with a thermometer inside. Some might be off
a little,
but most read within a degree of what you get with a laboratory-grade
mercury
thermometer. You can do a little survey yourself by grabbing a bunch of them
at the
local pet store and compare the readings among the lot of them (with the
caveat that
they may be stored at slightly different temperatures on the shelf). 

Steev

--- Shango Los <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote:

> 
> What is a "regular" aquarium thermometer?  You keep more tanks than anyone
I
> know, Steev.  You should have a well informed opinion.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Steev Ward
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:36 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Is it hot in here? - Aquarium Thermometers
> 
> I use the regular aquarium thermometer you buy for about $2. They seem
> plenty accurate
> enough for me. I check the calibration by holding it in my mouth for five
> minutes or so
> when I'm not running a fever. As a backup you can teach yourself how to
tell
> the
> temperature with your finger (when not running a fever). Go to Susan's
house
> to
> practice with her infra-red.
> 
> Steev
> 
>  
> --- Shango Los <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > Is that really all this group has to say about thermometers?  
> 
> 
>  
>
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